Rensselaer in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.6426, -73.7429
- Elevation
- 5 m above sea level
- Population
- 9 433
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 500 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rensselaer, New York, United States
This is a live clock for Rensselaer, New York, United States, showing local time in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Rensselaer, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Rensselaer
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Rensselaer, New York.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:39 AM Solar noon 11:40 AM Sunset 4:41 PM Daylight 10 h 02 min Night 13 h 58 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:11 PM
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Rensselaer and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12144
- 47978
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in New York
- New York City 8 804 190
- Brooklyn 2 736 074
- Queens 2 316 841
- Manhattan 1 487 536
- The Bronx 1 385 108
- Staten Island 468 730
Other places named Rensselaer
- Rensselaer Indiana, United States
- Rensselaer Missouri, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Kenwood — 3.2 km
- Defreestville — 4.0 km
- Couse — 4.2 km
- Normansville — 4.6 km
- Glenmont — 4.7 km
- Albany — 5.3 km
Time and daylight in Rensselaer
Rensselaer sees the sun rise at 6:39 AM and set at 4:41 PM today. Daylight runs for 10 h 02 min.
Nearby places like Kenwood and Defreestville are on Rensselaer time.
Delivery zones in Rensselaer are marked by 2 postal codes.
The zone name for Rensselaer is America/New_York and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
Questions and answers
- Where does Rensselaer fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Rensselaer falls within America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Rensselaer?
- Daylight saving in Rensselaer: No.
- How early does the sun rise in Rensselaer?
- The first sunlight comes at 6:39 AM.